Kecel, Bács-Kiskun County, Southern Great Plain Region, Hungary
🇭🇺 Kecel is a town in Bács-Kiskun county, in southern Hungary. Croats in Hungary call this town Kecelj.
History The first documents mentioning Kecel date back to 1198. Like many other Hungarian towns, Kecel has lost its population during the Turkish Conquest. On April 22, 1734 Gábor Patachich, the bishop of Kalocsa issued papers reestablishing the town of Kecel. At the time, most people made their living by herding. However, the rising population made this extremely hard, so people committed themselves to farming which still remains the main industry in Kecel. In 1802 a number of new buildings were built including: the Roman Catholic church, the Town Hall, the first school, post office, and the police and fire stations. The railroad also reached Kecel. Kecel received town rights in 1993.
The town was served by the Kiskőrös–Kalocsa railway line, operated by MÁV, until its closure in 2007.
The Pintér Művek Military Museum and Park (Pintér Művek Haditechnikai Park), which houses a large collection of military equipment and vehicles, is located on the outskirts of the town in the territory of a metal works factory of the same name.
Demographics As of the census of 2001, there were 9,259 people and 3,600 households.
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Kecel has a population of over 8,892 people. Kecel also forms part of the wider Kiskőrös District which has a population of over 54,625 people. It is also a part of the larger Bács-Kiskun County. Kecel is situated near Kiskőrös.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Kecel has links with:
🇷🇴 Lupeni, Romania 🇩🇪 Schwarzenbruck, Germany🇨🇦 Sault Ste. Marie 46.518
🇭🇺 Nagykanizsa 46.517
🇨🇭 Bourg-en-Lavaux 46.5
🇫🇷 Les Sables-d'Olonne 46.496
🇨🇦 Greater Sudbury 46.49
🇿🇦 Witzenberg 19.201
🇭🇺 Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre 19.2
🇵🇱 Dąbrowa Górnicza 19.183
🇸🇰 Banská Bystrica 19.142
Locations Near: Kecel 19.25,46.5333
🇭🇺 Kiskőrös 19.284,46.62 d: 10
🇭🇺 Dunaújváros 18.913,46.981 d: 56
🇭🇺 Szekszárd 18.704,46.356 d: 46.3
🇭🇺 Kecskemét 19.693,46.908 d: 53.6
🇷🇸 Subotica 19.65,46.1 d: 57.1
🇭🇺 Dabas 19.313,47.189 d: 73.1
🇭🇺 Szigetszentmiklós 19.048,47.346 d: 91.6
Antipodal to: Kecel -160.75,-46.533
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 16902.5
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16630.8
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16310.6
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16236.4
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12625.5
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12524.3
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12508.9
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12505.4